Alfonso López III

Alfonso López III
Alfonso López III
Born	May 16, 1982 (age 42); Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Other names	El Tigre
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Super middleweight; Light heavyweight; Cruiserweight; Bridgerweight;
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach	76 in (193 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	38
Wins	34
Wins by KO	26
Losses	4

Alfonso López III (born May 16, 1982) is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent. López fights out of Houston, Texas, raised out of Cut & Shoot, Texas. He currently holds the WBC-NABF bridgerweight title in 2021-22. He has held the WBC-NABF light heavyweight title since 2019, also former WBC-Continental Americas super middleweight title in (2010) and the WBO-NABO light heavyweight title in (2019). As of September 1, 2022, López is ranked 6th in the World in the WBC rankings.

Personal life

Alfonso López III was born May 16, 1982 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Mexican parents.

López was an all-district football player at Corpus Christi Moody High School and went on to play linebacker at Sam Houston State University before ever boxing in the amateur ranks.

López is married to Cara Marie Skero López, they reside in The Woodlands, Texas, with their children.

Currently, López is the Owner of El Tigre Promotions & is serving the community with up & coming fighters in the Houston area.

Amateur career

López was a two-time Texas Golden Gloves Champion and won a silver medal at the 2005 U.S. National Championships in the Light Heavyweight division.^[1]

With a short-lived amateur career, López decided to turn pro in 2007 after his graduation from Sam Houston State University.

Professional career

In April 2010, in Corpus Christi, Texas, Alfonso won a six-round unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Holguin.^[2]

On November 4, 2010, Lopez fought for the vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Middleweight Championship in Dallas, Texas. Lopez won by TKO in Round 12 against Romaro Johnson, capturing his first world title.

On May 7, 2011, López lost to former world champion Kelly Pavlik by majority decision. This bout was on Showtime's televised portion of the Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard.^[3]^[4]

On January 6, 2012, Lopez fought Dyah Davis (son of 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr.) for the vacant NABF Super Middleweight title. Lopez dropped a 10-round unanimous decision to Davis.

February 28, 2013 Lopez had surgery on his left elbow and then had another surgery on March 27 for his right elbow. Lopez took time to rest and recover from the surgeries on his elbows.

"El Tigre" made his comeback on October 18, 2014, after a 2+1⁄2-year layoff to heal his injury. He won by TKO in Round 1 against Sean Rawley Wilson.

Lopez returned to the ring on the undercard of Canelo vs. Kirkland, May 9, 2015, in Houston, Texas at Minute Maid Park. El Tigre earned a 2nd-round KO victory over Cuban slugger Lester Gonzalez.

After almost 2 years off due to another injury, El Tigre returned to the ring March 24, 2017 against Colby Courter at the Humble Civic Center. The bout was stopped in round 3, giving Lopez a TKO victory.

Trying to stay active Lopez fought Rayford Johnson on June 30, 2017, who he had beaten years prior. Johnson's wanted to show Lopez that the first fight was a fluke and a bad day at the office. Lopez cruised to UD victory in an 8-round bout at the Humble Civic Center.

After a lay-off to promote his own promotional company, El Tigre Promotions. Once again the fight took place at Humble Civic Center, but this time under El Tigre Promotions. Lopez returned to fight Francisco Cordero for the vacant ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. Alfonso stopped his Colombian counterpart in round 8 to win the vacant belt.

On November 17, 2018, Lopez made his first successful defense of his ABO Light Heavyweight Championship. After sustaining a cut over his right eye, Lopez stopped Colombian Milton Núñez in the final round of their bout to retain the American Boxing Organization Light Heavyweight Championship.

On Saturday April 6, 2019, at the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas López defeated Melvin Russell, on his way to a TKO victory in round 5. With the push from Gilberto “El Zurdo” Ramírez Gilberto Ramírez to the light heavyweight division, Lopez took this time to call him out.

After signing to fight Alvin Varmall ^[5] of New York, plans fell through. Colombian Alex Theran ^[6] stepped up to challenge López for the vacant WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Championship. On July 13, 2019, at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas the men met in a bout. Theran refused to come out for the fifth round and the TKO victory made López the new WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Champion.

Lopez won the vacant NABF Light Heavyweight Championship against Denis Grachev ^[7] on November 16, 2019, in an easy UD.

Professional boxing record

38 fights	34 wins	4 losses
By knockout	26	1
By decision	8	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
38	Win	34-4	Roberto Silva	TD	6 (10)	Apr 30, 2022	Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas, U.S.	Technical decision due to accidental head butt. Retained WBC-NABF bridgerweight title
37	Win	33-4	Jozsef Darmos	TKO	6 (10)	Dec 4, 2021	Bayou Event Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant WBC-NABF bridgerweight title
36	Loss	32–4	Gilberto Ramírez	KO	10 (12), 0:40	Dec 18, 2020	Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S	Lost NABF light heavyweight title\|
35	Win	32–3	Denis Grachev	UD	10	Nov 16, 2019	Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas, U.S.	Retained ABO and NBA light heavyweight titles; Won vacant WBC-NABF light heavyweight title
34	Win	31–3	Alex Theran	TKO	4 (10)	Jul 13, 2019	Lone Star Convention & Expo Center, Conroe, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant WBO-NABO, ABO, and NBA light heavyweight titles
33	Win	30–3	Melvin Russell	TKO	5 (10)	Apr 6, 2019	Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant ABO cruiserweight title
32	Win	29–3	Milton Núñez	TKO	8 (8)	Nov 17, 2018	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.	Retained ABO light heavyweight title
31	Win	28–3	Francisco Cordero	KO	8 (10)	Jun 22, 2018	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant ABO light heavyweight title
30	Win	27–3	Rayford Johnson	UD	8	Jun 30, 2017	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
29	Win	26–3	Colby Courter	TKO	3 (8)	Mar 24, 2017	Humble Civic Center, Humble, Texas, U.S.
28	Win	25–3	Lester Gonzalez	KO	2 (6)	May 9, 2015	Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.
27	Win	24–3	Juan Reyna	RTD	3 (5), 3:00	Feb 28, 2015	AYVA Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.
26	Win	23–3	Sean Rawley Wilson	TKO	1 (8), 2:00	Oct 18, 2014	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
25	Loss	22–3	Justin Williams	UD	6	Feb 18, 2012	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
24	Loss	22–2	Dyah Davis	UD	10	Jan 6, 2012	Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, U.S.	For vacant WBC-NABF super middleweight title
23	Win	22–1	Michael Walkers	TKO	7 (10), 0:10	Sep 24, 2011	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
22	Loss	21–1	Kelly Pavlik	MD	10	May 7, 2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
21	Win	21–0	Romaro Johnson	TKO	12 (12), 2:45	Nov 4, 2010	Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas, U.S.	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title
20	Win	20–0	Rubin Williams	UD	10	Jun 17, 2010	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
19	Win	19–0	Gabriel Holguin	UD	6	Apr 3, 2012	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Tiwon Taylor	KO	2 (6), 1:41	Nov 19, 2009	Stafford Center, Stafford, Texas, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	James Johnson	TKO	4 (6), 1:47	Oct 17, 2009	Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
16	Win	16–0	Aaron Norwood	TKO	4 (8), 1:13	Sep 16, 2009	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, Texas, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Quinton Smith	TKO	2 (6), 2:14	Aug 7, 2009	National Guard Armory, Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Ronald Weaver	UD	10	May 8, 2009	Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Billy Thompson	TKO	3 (8), 2:05	Mar 26, 2009	Humble Civic Center Arena, Humble, U.S.	Won USA Texas State super middleweight title
12	Win	12–0	Johnathan Bruce	KO	1 (4), 1:21	Mar 7, 2009	West Junior High, West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	James Johnson	TKO	5 (6), 0:51	Jan 15, 2009	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	abriel Rivera	TKO	3 (4), 1:54	Aug 15, 2008	Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Theo Kruger	TKO	5 (6), 2:35	Jul 11, 2008	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Rayford Johnson	UD	6	May 24, 2008	Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, Robstown, Texas, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Anthony Greeley	RTD	4 (6), 0:10	Apr 17, 2008	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Raheem Gordon	TKO	6 (6), 1:15	Jan 17, 2008	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Larry Pryor	TKO	5 (6), 0:10	Nov 29, 2007	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Jonathan Jones	TKO	1 (4), 2:49	Sep 20, 2007	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Jason Lane	TKO	2 (4), 1:23	Aug 2, 2007	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Jason Crawford	KO	1 (4), 1:07	Jun 9, 2007	Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Bonnie Joe Mcgee	UD	4	Mar 17, 2007	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.